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University of Texas at El Paso · Bachelor's · 2026-2027 catalog

BA in Biological Sciences

Every requirement for the BA in Biological Sciences at University of Texas at El Paso, from the catalog, as a checklist.

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120credit hours to graduate
7requirement groups
12courses named

Requirements

Biology Designated Core
about 15 credit hours
  • Requirements
    • CHEM 1305
    • CHEM 1105
    • CHEM 1306
    • CHEM 1106
    • MATH 1411
Math Sequence
about 3 credit hours
  • any 1 of MATH 1312STAT 2480
University Core Curriculum
about 42 credit hours
  • 42 credits any course · Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements (42 hours).
Biology Major
about 32 credit hours
  • Requirements
    • BIOL 1305
    • BIOL 1107
    • BIOL 1306
    • BIOL 1108
    • BIOL 3192
    • Upper-Division Biology Electives: 17 credits from BIOL 3115BIOL 3117BIOL 3314BIOL 3316BIOL 3320BIOL 3321BIOL 3342BIOL 3375BIOL 4195BIOL 4198and 25 more · Select seventeen hours from the listed upper-division biology courses.
Electives
about 22 credit hours
  • 22 credits any course · Complete twenty-two hours, of which nineteen must be upper division.
Foreign Language
about 6 credit hours
  • 6 credits any course · Complete six hours of foreign language in a sequence.
Minor
about 18 credit hours
  • 18 credits any course · Program requires selection of a minor (18 hours).

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